childhood cancer

Volunteers loaded up about five tons of Play-Doh onto trucks in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, over the weekend to go to hospitals where children are battling cancer.

Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts teamed up with Alex’s Lemonade Stand to deliver a check to a young childhood cancer hero’s family. Hurts also got to spend some time with young Erick.

CNN political reporter Andrew Kaczynski thanked people for reaching out following his baby daughter Francesca’s death from cancer and shared heartbreaking new images of her in her final months.

She died on Christmas Eve after battling cancer since September.

Phillies employee Mike Fee and his wife Ryan share their infant son Andy’s cancer story. NBC10’s Erin Coleman finds out how the Fees and the Phillies are raising awareness about childhood cancer.

Help end childhood cancer alongside the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation on Saturday at the Philadelphia Navy Yard by walking or running and raising money for an amazing cause.

A new government cancer map shows that rates of childhood cancer are highest in the Northeast United States and lowest in the South, NBC News reported. Rates of pediatric lymphoma and brain cancer are higher in the Northeast while leukemia is more common in the West, according to the map. It isn’t clear why the rates vary and, since pediatric...

A new challenge is hitting the internet in hopes of ‘spicing-up’ attention to childhood cancer and the treatment of the disease.

First it was the ice bucket challenge, now it’s the mustard challenge. The mustard challenge aims to raise awareness of childhood cancer, and a non-profit dedicated to cancer research is asking you to take the challenge.

A North Texas girl is taking her cancer fight to Washington D.C. Nine-year-old Sadie Keller is calling on Vice President Joe Biden to help make childhood cancer research a national priority.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) unveiled plans Monday to open a bioinformatics lab that will use “big data” to advance the pace of childhood cancer research.

Fluffy friends from all over the country flocked to the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania Sunday for a shindig to attempt a Guinness World Record and raise money for childhood cancer.

It was a mascot party with a purpose at the Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania Sunday. Furry friends, including the NBC10 Peacock, showed off their dance moves in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record that also raised money for childhood cancer.

It’s a medical mystery why Maya Rigler has developed cancer twice in her young life. While Maya has the best doctors and the prayers of two area synagogues on her side, this 10-year-old also has her own way of taking control of the disease.

While doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia fight to save a 10-year-old patient victim’s life, Maya Rigler is focused on helping others. NBC10’s Jacqueline London has the story.

The Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has surpassed the $100 million fundraising mark.

The Utah Jazz along with the “Anything Can Be” project made a 5-year-old boy’s dream come true by signing him to a one-day contract.

“TODAY Show” host Hoda Kotb is looking or your help as she spotlights childhood cancer in an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society as part of the TODAY Show’s “Shine a Light” campaign.

“TODAY Show” host Hoda Kotb is raising money to help battle childhood cancer.